2012 South Korean film
Code Name: Jackal Promotional poster
Hangul 자칼이 온다
RR Jakari onda MR Chak'ari onda
Directed by Bae Hyoung-jun Screenplay by Oh Sang-ho Produced by Jo Han-joo Starring Song Ji-hyo Kim Jae-joong Oh Dal-su Cinematography Moon Wan-hee Edited by Shin Min-kyung Music by Kim Jun-seok Production
Nomad Films
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment Release date
15 November 2012 (2012-11-15 ) Running time
107 minutes Country South Korea Language Korean Box office US$1,261,947 [ 1]
Code Name: Jackal Korean : 자칼이 온다 lit. The Jackal Is Coming) is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring Song Ji-hyo , Kim Jae-joong of JYJ , and Oh Dal-su . The film was directed by Bae Hyoung-jun, whose works included Too Beautiful to Lie Once Upon a Time Lotte Entertainment .[ 2] [ 3]
Summary
Clumsy and off-the-wall hit man Bong Min-jung (Song Ji-hyo ) is hired to kill top Hallyu star Choi Hyun (Kim Jae-joong ). The mission starts by abducting him at Paradise Hotel in Seong-ju, the place where Hyun checked in to rest and stay away from stress, and also where the cops are on a stakeout for a serial killer.
Cast
Original soundtrack
Production
The film marks the first collaboration between Kim and Song, as well as Kim's first starring role in a big screen debut. A press conference was attended by the cast: Kim Jae-joong, Song Ji-hyo, Han Sang-jin and Oh Dal-su, held on 9 November 2012 at the Lotte Cinema at Konkuk University.[ 7]
The film ranked fourth and grossed ₩966,147,307 on its first week of release,[ 8] [ 9]
International release
Ahead of the film's release, it was announced by its distributor Lotte Entertainment that the film has been pre-sold to six Asian countries: Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.[ 10] [ 11]
Japan theatrical release: 3 May 2013[ 12]
Thailand airing on Channel 7 : 7 July 2017 at 02:15[ 13]
References
^ "Jackalyi Onda (Here Comes the Jackal) (2012)" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 12 January 2013 .^ Shackleton, Liz (8 May 2012). "Lotte picks up worldwide rights to Code Name: Jackal" . Screen Daily . Retrieved 15 November 2012 . ^ Ho, Stewart (19 October 2012). "The Jackal Is Coming , Starring Song Ji Hyo and JYJ's Kim Jae Joong, Sets Premiere Date" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012 . ^ "JYJ's Kim Jae-joong Garners 1 Million Twitter Followers" . The Chosun Ilbo . Retrieved 15 November 2012 .^ Sunwoo, Carla (21 September 2012). "Kim Jae-joong to hold Asia fan meets" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 15 November 2012 . ^ a b c Ho, Stewart (15 November 2012). "Kim Jae Joong's Self-Written Song Included in The Jackal is Coming OST" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012 . ^ Lee, Nancy (10 November 2012). "JYJ′s Kim Jae Joong and Song Ji Hyo Lighten Up for The Jackal is Coming " . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012 . ^ "South Korea Box Office: November 16–18, 2012" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 12 January 2013 .^ "South Korea Box Office: November 23–25, 2012" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 12 January 2013 .^ Jang, Sung-ran (13 November 2012). "CODE NAME: JACKAL Gets the Spotlight of Asia" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Korean Film Council . Retrieved 15 November 2012 . ^ Ho, Stewart (8 November 2012). "Song Ji Hyo, Kim Jae Joong's 'The Jackal is Coming' Sold to Six Countries" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012 . ^ Ho, Stewart (25 January 2013). "Kim Jae Joong′s 'The Jackal is Coming' Reveals Official Japanese Poster" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013 . ^ " . Channel 7 (in Thai). Retrieved 3 July 2017 .
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